Marshall Lomayaktewa — Hopi Silversmith
Marshall Lomayaktewa came to silver from a second craft. Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks, notes that "He is also a weaver," and records that he was learning silverwork from Moody Lomayaktewa at Mishongnovi, with a start date of 1993 (Wright 2003, p. 110).
A pendant of his with a water design appears in Theda Bassman's The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry among pieces dated 1992 (Bassman 1993, p. 35), a year before Wright's start date. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as Hopi, working in overlay and active since the 1990s (Hougart 2022, p. 193).
His hallmark
Hougart gives his mark as "M L (conjoined)" (Hougart 2022, p. 193). Wright lists him among the smiths who mark with initials (Wright 2003, p. 122).
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References
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
- Bassman, Theda. The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry. Photography by Gene Balzer. Walnut, California: Kiva Publishing, 1993.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
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